Formula 3000 season 1996

The 1996 Formula 3000 season was the 12th Formula 3000 season . It began on May 11, 1996 at the Nürburgring and ended on October 12, 1996 in Hockenheim . A total of ten races were run. 1996 was the first season in which all teams used the same chassis, engines and tires. Jörg Müller won the drivers' championship title . Super Nova Racing won the championship title of the teams .

Starting field

All drivers used Lola T96 / 50 chassis with Zytek - Judd V8 engines and Avon tires .

team	Automobile #	driver	Race weekend
Super Nova Racing	1	Kenny Bräck	1-10
	2	Marcos Gueiros	1-10
Madgwick International	3	Pedro Couceiro	1-6
	4th	Marc Rostan	9-10
Nordic racing	5	Elton Julian	1-10
	6th	Akira Iida	1-10
DAMS	7th	Jean-Philippe Belloc	1-10
	8th	Laurent Redon	1-10
Apomatox	9	Christophe Tinseau	1-10
	10	Cyrille Sauvage	1-10
RSM Marko	11	Olivier Tichy	1-10
	33	Jörg Müller	1-10
Durango Equipe	14th	Christian Pescatori	1-10
	15th	Fabrizio Gollin	1-10
Draco engineering	16	Ricardo Zonta	1-10
	17th	Alexandre de Andrade	1
		Sergio Paese	2-4
		Esteban Tuero	5-10
Team Astromega	18th	Guillaume Gomez	1-9
	19th	Marc Goossens	1-10
Auto Sport Racing	20th	Thomas Biagi	1-4, 6-10
	21st	Gastón Mazzacane	1-10
Bob Salisbury Engineering	22nd	James Taylor	5-10
Alpha Plus	24	Carl Rosenblad	1-10
	25th	Stephen Watson	1-10
Edenbridge Racing	26th	David Dussau	1-2
		Tom Kristensen	4-6, 9-10
		Norberto Fontana	8th
	27	Peter Olsson	1-3
		Steve Arnold	4th
		Pedro Couceiro	8-10
Pacific Racing	28	Patrick Lemarié	1-10
	29	Cristiano da Matta	1-10
Shannon Racing	30th	Tom Kristensen	1-2
	31	Luca Rangoni	2

run

There were ten races. The races in Hockenheim (1st race), Spa-Francorchamps and Estoril were held as part of the Formula 1 supporting program.

No.	date	Racetrack	winner	Second	Third
1.	May 11th	Nürburg	Kenny Bräck	Jörg Müller	Marcos Gueiros
2.	May 27th	Pau	Jörg Müller	Kenny Bräck	Ricardo Zonta
3.	June 21st	Enna	Marc Goossens	Jörg Müller	Christophe Tinseau
4th	July 27th	Hockenheim	Kenny Bräck	Jörg Müller	Marcos Gueiros
5.	18th of August	Silverstone	Kenny Bräck	Tom Kristensen	Ricardo Zonta
6th	August 24th	Spa Francorchamps	Jörg Müller	Marc Goossens	Tom Kristensen
7th	September 14th	Magny-Cours	Marc Goossens	Kenny Bräck	Jörg Müller
8th.	21st September	Estoril	Ricardo Zonta	Jörg Müller	Kenny Bräck
9.	September 28th	Mugello	Ricardo Zonta	Jörg Müller	Kenny Bräck
10.	October 12th	Hockenheim	Christophe Tinseau	Marcos Gueiros	Olivier Tichy

Ratings

Driver ranking

Item driver GER FRA ITA GER GBR BEL FRA POR ITA GER Points 1  Müller 2 1 2 2 DNF 1 3 2 2 DNF 52 2  Bräck 1 2 DNF 1 1 5 2 3 3 DSQ 1 49 3  Goossens DNF DNF 1 DNF 16 2 1 4th 6th DNF 28 4th  Zonta DNF 3 DNF 6th 3 9 DNF 1 1 11 27 5  Gueiros 3 DNF 4th 3 4th 15th DNF DNF 17th 2 20th 6th  Tinseau 8th DNF 3 4th 6th 6th 9 11 11 1 18th 7th  Tom Kristensen 4th DNF 5 2 3 4th DNF 18th 8th  Redon 6th DNF 10 DNF DNF 12 4th DSQ 2 8th 4th 7th 9  da Matta 9 4th 5 DNF DNF 10 5 7th DNF DNF 7th 10  Tichy 11 DNQ 6th DNF DNF 8th DNF DNF 7th 3 5 11  Pescatori 10 DNF DNF 9 5 4th DNF DNF DNF DNF 5 12  Biagi DNF DNQ 8th DSQ 3 DNQ 6th 6th 5 7th 4th 13  Couceiro 5 DNF 7th DNF DNF 13 8th 15th DNF 2 14th  Julian 13 DNS DNF DNF 7th 14th 12 18th 14th 5 2 15th  Lemarié 12 5 13 10 8th DNF 8th 15th DNF 8th 2 16  Gollin DNF 10 9 DNF 9 11 DNF 5 22nd DNQ 2 17th  Sauvage DNF 7th DNF 7th 10 7th DNF 13 12 6th 1 18th  Rangoni 6th 1 19th  Belloc 7th 9 DNF 8th 17th 20th DNF 14th 9 DNF 0 20th  Gomez DNF DNS 12 11 12 18th 7th 9 10 0 21st  Iida 14th 8th 11 12 13 DNF 14th 12 18th 9 0 22nd  Mazzacane DNF DNQ 14th DNF 11 19th DNF 10 DNF DNF 0 23  Watson DNF DNF DNF DNF 18th 16 11 DNF 16 10 0 24  Tuero 14th 17th 10 DNF 13 DNF 0 25th  Rosenblad DNF DNQ DNF 13 19th DNF 13 DNF 19th 12 0 26th  Taylor DNF DNF 15th DNF 21st DNF 0 27  Arnold 15th 0 28  Rostan 23 DNF 0 -  Olsson DSQ DNQ DNF 0 -  Dussau DNF DNF 0 -  Paese DNF DNQ DNF 0 -  de Andrade DNF 0 -  Fontana DNF 0 Item driver GER FRA ITA GER GBR BEL FRA POR ITA GER Points

colour meaning gold winner silver 2nd place bronze 3rd place green Placement in the points blue Classified outside the point ranks violet Race not finished (DNF) not classified (NC) red not qualified (DNQ) black disqualified (DSQ) White not at the start (DNS) withdrawn (WD) Race canceled (C) Blank not participated injured or sick (INJ) excluded (EX) Bold - Pole Position Italic - Fastest race lap

Team evaluation

Item team Car no. GER FRA ITA GER GBR BEL FRA POR ITA GER Points 1  Super Nova Racing 1 1 2 DNF 1 1 5 2 3 3 DSQ 1 69 2 3 DNF 4th 3 4th 15th DNF DNF 17th 2 2  RSM Marko 11 11 DNQ 6th DNF DNF 8th DNF DNF 7th 3 57 33 2 1 2 2 DNF 1 3 2 2 DNF 3  Team Astromega 18th DNF DNS 12 11 12 18th 7th 9 10 28 19th DNF DNF 1 DNF 16 2 1 4th 6th DNF 4th  Draco engineering 16 DNF 3 DNF 6th 3 9 DNF 1 1 11 27 17th DNF DNF DNQ DNF 14th 17th 10 DNF 13 DNF 5  Apomatox 9 8th DNF 3 4th 6th 6th 9 11 11 1 19th 10 DNF 7th DNF 7th 10 7th DNF 13 12 6th 6th  Edenbridge Racing 26th DNF DNF 5 2 3 DNF 4th DNF 15th 27 DSQ DNQ DNF 15th 8th 15th DNF 7th  Pacific Racing 28 12 5 13 10 8th DNF 8th 15th DNF 8th 9 29 9 4th 5 DNF DNF 10 5 7th DNF DNF 8th  DAMS 7th 7th 9 DNF 8th 17th 20th DNF 14th 9 DNF 7th 8th 6th DNF 10 DNF DNF 12 4th DSQ 2 8th 4th 9  Durango Equipe 14th 10 DNF DNF 9 5 4th DNF DNF DNF DNF 7th 15th DNF 10 9 DNF 9 11 DNF 5 22nd DNQ 10  Shannon Racing 30th 4th DNF 4th 31 6th 11  Auto Sport Racing 20th DNF DNQ 8th DSQ 3 DNQ 6th 6th 5 7th 4th 21st DNF DNQ 14th DNF 11 19th DNF 10 DNF DNF 12  Nordic racing 5 13 DNS DNF DNF 7th 14th 12 18th 14th 5 2 6th 14th 8th 11 12 13 DNF 14th 12 18th 9 13  Madgwick International 3 5 DNF 7th DNF DNF 13 2 4th 23 DNF 14th  Alpha Plus 24 DNF DNQ DNF 13 19th DNF 13 DNF 19th 12 0 25th DNF DNF DNF DNF 18th 16 11 DNF 16 10 15th  Bob Salisbury Engineering 22nd DNF DNF 15th DNF 21st DNF 0 Item team Car no. GER FRA ITA GER GBR BEL FRA POR ITA GER Points

¹ Kenny Bräck was disqualified from first place at Hockenheim for dangerous driving.

² Laurent Redon was disqualified from the Estoril race because he was in the wrong position on the grid.

³ Thomas Biagi was disqualified at Hockenheim for ignoring a drive-through penalty.